Having problems with the Italian language? Do you need help to translate or understand an old family document? There is always someone who can help you!
Sabino Zambrotta
Dob 1867 Jan 4
Father: Antonio Zambrotta, aged 31, son of Francesco
Mother: Maria Sampietro (wife of Antonio), daughter of deceased Paolo and of living Angela Curcio
The side bar has an annotation to correct the mother's surname that was written "Santopietro" instead of Sampietro. 20 Nev 1894 is the date the Tribunal decided the correction and Dec 31 1894 is the date when the annotation was made. It is very likely that Sabino married some time in 1895...
Italians have a long and deep-rooted tradition of beliefs about luck and things that give either good or bad luck. In Italy there are colloquial names for bad luck. Think of:"sfiga" or "jella" (read it as "yella), but the most scary thing for millions of Italians is "Il Malocchio", which translate ...